Author: Cliff

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.
August 20, 2008

>Miami Book Fair International

>My attention has just been drawn to the Miami Book Fair International , the 25th edition of which runs this year from November 9-16….
August 20, 2008

>Out there

>One picture is sometimes worth an infinite number of words: Astronomy Pics of the Day
August 20, 2008

>Bread Loaf

>Bread Loaf 2008 is going on right now, through the end of this week. I’m not there, of course, but I bet I’d be…
August 20, 2008

>New Issue: Barrelhouse

>Check out the new issue of Barrelhouse!
August 20, 2008

>Computer Problems Persist

>I hesitate to say that the problems are fixed, but I’ve spent a fair number of hours over the last few days reinstalling various…
August 16, 2008

>Howard Junker to retire

>Poets & Writers reports that Howard Junker intends to retire but is looking for someone to take over the helm of ZYZZYVA. Is this…
August 16, 2008

>LitMag Wave: Whitefish Review Vol. 2, No. 1

>The third issue of Whitefish Review (Volume 2, Number 1) isn’t memorable for my short story, “The Nymph and the Woodsman,” although it has…
August 16, 2008

>Florida by Christine Schutt

>Christine Schutt’s Florida is an impressive work. It is a deep, but impressionistic, portrait of a complex family, with extraordinary glimpses into the mind…
August 16, 2008

>A Completely Serious Depiction of the Writing-Publishing Process

> H/T Ellen Meister
August 14, 2008

>Low Rent Magazine

>Low Rent is a new-to-me magazine that looks like it’s worth watching.